Utah Family Reunited With Dog Found In California After 8 Months
It’s been eight months since Sharalyn Cooper has seen Fadidle, her 2-year-old miniature Pinscher, but on Saturday, she held the tiny animal, with its “bat ears” quivering, to her chest and cried. The two were reunited at Utah’s Salt Lake International Airport after the dog turned up in San Diego, California. “It’s wonderful,” she said, […]
Starved-Dog Case Ends With Misdemeanor In California
Kimberly Nizato, a Bellflower, California resident accused of nearly starving her dog to death, was sentenced Monday to a misdemeanor count of animal cruelty. Defense attorney Andrew Stein successfully argued to Judge Robert J. Higa that the District Attorney Office’s case did not meet the standard for a felony conviction. Higa sentenced the 27-year-old to […]
California Group Demonstrates Against South Korea's Consumption of Dogs And Cats
The San Francisco, California-based animal rights organization In Defense of Animals wants South Koreans to stop eating animals–at least the adorable ones, anyway. The group staged a protest in front of San Francisco’s South Korean consulate this week, where they delivered a petition with over 15,000 signatures urging the South Korean government to do more […]
California Dog Loves Parachute Jumping With Owner
Meet Otis the Los Angeles California skydiving Pug, who loves to get airborne with his thrill-seeking owner Will DaSilva. The ten-year-old pooch is quite the veteran when it comes to jumping from planes. The latest pictures see him posing, with ‘doggles’ and all, during his 64th tandem skydive. Strapped into his custom-made harness, Otis sits […]
Pooch Airlifted From California Forest After Pooping Out On Trail
An afternoon hike turned into an overnight ordeal when a couple, whose 80-pound dog joined them for the trek, couldn’t make it back down the trail. Officials said the dog, Baxter, a Labrador mix, suffered cuts to his paws from rocks on the trail at the Angeles National Forest, just north of San Dimas, California. […]
$500 Reward Offered In Crossbow Attack On German Shepherd In Riverside, CA.
A Riverside, California animal-rights group is offering a $500 reward in the fatal wounding of a German Shepherd puppy with a crossbow. The ASK Foundation, a nonprofit group that works with the city/county animal shelter, is hoping someone will come forward with information leading to an arrest. A security guard found the 6-month-old dog with […]
California Woman Sues PETCO After Dog Dies From Cage Dryer
A California woman is suing PETCO after her dog suffered fatal injuries from being placed in a cage dryer. Teresa Gilland dropped her dog Sadie off for her monthly grooming appointment at the PETCO store in Fair Oaks, California —where Sadie experienced heat stroke, internal bleeding and burns after being in a cage dryer at […]
Two Microchipped California Dogs Return Home After Four Years Lost
Although dog owner Victor Garcia thought his two beloved dogs, Hobo and Tedo, were lost forever, microchips brought them both home after they had been missing for four years. Hobo, a male Dachshund, and Tedo, a brindle Shepherd mix, were playing in the backyard of Garcia’s North Long Beach, California home in April 2007 when […]
Hugh Hefner’s Ex Keeps Ring, Gives Dog Back
Newly-single Crystal Harris has given ex-fiancé Hugh Hefner the dog he gave her as a gift. The blonde beauty called off her engagement to Hefner June 14 and packed up the pooch and moved out of the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, where she was set to become the publisher’s wife last Saturday. But Harris […]